The latest news from Operation Shoebox, Cape Town. en-ZA http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0200 Want to see photos from the 2011 Shoebox drops and Christmas Tree events?  Be sure to join our Facebook community for updates, photos and more!]]> General http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/19/general/ho-ho-ho http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/19/general/ho-ho-ho http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/19/general/ho-ho-ho#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0200 We're thrilled to have been selected as the official beneficiary charity for the 2011 Africa Com Awards! ]]> General http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/8/general/operation-shoebox-named-beneficiary-charity-of-the-2011-africa-com-awards http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/8/general/operation-shoebox-named-beneficiary-charity-of-the-2011-africa-com-awards http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/8/general/operation-shoebox-named-beneficiary-charity-of-the-2011-africa-com-awards#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +0200 There are not enough words available to express our gratitude to Eiledon Solutions,  the developers of the automated 'adoption' functionality being used by Shoebox 2011. They took our initial (and very sketchy) brief and delivered not only the much needed adoption functionality but also a fabulous content management system to house the site (effectively making...]]> General http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/4/general/eiledon-solutions-rocks http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/4/general/eiledon-solutions-rocks http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/4/general/eiledon-solutions-rocks#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:00:00 +0200 Charlys Bakery hosted #CakeDay in favour of Operation Shoebox on 22 June 2011. A mind-boggling 1 182 slices of mucking afazing wicked chocolate cake were sold in just over two hours. At R10 a slice, this fantastic event has gone very far in helping sweeten the lives of 5 000 of Cape Town's children. Charlys...]]> General http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/6/general/let-us-eat-cake http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/6/general/let-us-eat-cake http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/6/general/let-us-eat-cake#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:00:00 +0200 Operation Shoebox was the Cape Town beneficiary of the 2011 Twitter Blanket Day drive. The event, which took place on 4 June 2011 was supported by people from across Cape Town and saw more than 300 warm, fluffy blankets raised for the Shoebox kids. A further donation of 200 blankets from Makro SA in June...]]> General http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/7/general/twitter-blanket-day-helps-warms-cape-town-s-children http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/7/general/twitter-blanket-day-helps-warms-cape-town-s-children http://www.operationshoebox.co.za/news/7/general/twitter-blanket-day-helps-warms-cape-town-s-children#comments